Horan is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

that originated in

County Galway, Ireland "Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = ...

, and from there spread into

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

.Horan surnmame history at goireland.com
/ref> Notable people with the name Horan include: * Alice Horan (1895–1971), British trade unionist * Adelind Horan (born 1988), American actress * Charles Horan (1837–1900), Catholic priest in Australia *

Claude Horan Claude Horan (29 October 1917 – 11 June 2014) was an American ceramic and glass artist who was born in Long Beach, California. He received a BA from San Jose State University in 1942 and an MA degree in art from Ohio State University in 194 ...

(1917–2014), American sculptor *

Daniel Horan Daniel Patrick Horan (born 1983) is an American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, theologian, and author. He is currently the Director of the Center for Spirituality and Professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology at Saint Mary's Col ...

(born 1983), American Catholic priest, theologian, and author *

Gerard Horan Gerard James Pertwee Horan (born 11 November 1962) is an British actor. He is known for playing Firefighter Leslie "Charisma" Appleby in '' London's Burning'' from 1986 to 1989 and again in 1994. Partial filmography * ''My Beautiful Laundrette ...

(born 1962), English actor *

Hume Horan Hume Alexander Horan (August 13, 1934 – July 22, 2004) was an American diplomat and ambassador to five countries, who has been described as "perhaps the most accomplished Arabic linguist to serve in the U.S. Foreign Service." Early life Horan ...

(1934–2004), American diplomat *

James Horan James Horan may refer to: * James Horan (actor) (born 1954), American character actor * James Horan (cricketer) (1880–1945), Australian cricketer * James Horan (Gaelic footballer) (born 1972), two-time and current Mayo manager * James Horan (mons ...

(1911–1986), Irish monsignor *

James Horan (actor) James Horan is an American character actor. History Horan has appeared in many television programs and films. He has starred in several soap operas, including ''Guiding Light'' as Detective Kirk Winters in 1980–1981, ''Another World (TV s ...

(born 1954), American character actor *

John Horan (politician) John William Horan (May 13, 1908 – April 16, 1971) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1971 as a member of the Social Credit Party. Political career Horan was first elected to ...

(1908–1971), Canadian politician *

John Horan (rugby league) John Horan was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at club level for Castleford ( Heritage № 175).Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century Hist ...

, rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s *

Johnny Horan John F. Horan (November 24, 1932 – November 14, 1980), also nicknamed "The Vertical Hyphen,"
basketball-refer ...

(1932–1980), American basketball player * Kate Horan (born 1975), New Zealand paralympics runner *

Lindsey Horan Lindsey Michelle Horan (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin on loan from Portland Thorns FC. She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), t ...

(born 1994), United States (soccer) football player *

Marcus Horan Marcus Horan (born 7 September 1977) is a retired Irish rugby union player who played prop for Munster and Ireland. Early life Horan was educated at Scoil Seanain Naofa (Clonlara National School), St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute of ...

(born 1977), Irish rugby union player *

Mike Horan (American football) Michael William Horan (born February 1, 1959) is a former professional American football punter. He played college football at Long Beach State and was drafted in the ninth round (235th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football L ...

(born 1959), American football punter *

Monica Horan Monica Louise Horan (born January 29, 1963) is an American actress best known for her role as Amy MacDougall-Barone on the television sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. Life and career Horan was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Selm ...

(born 1963), American actress *

Neil Horan Cornelius "Neil" Horan, sometimes referred to as The Grand Prix Priest, The Dancing Priest or The Armageddon Priest (born 22 April 1947), is a laicised Irish Roman Catholic priest who is noted for his interference with the running of the 2003 ...

(born 1947), defrocked Irish Roman Catholic clergyman *

Niall Horan Niall James Horan ( ; born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition ''The X Factor''. The group released five albums and went ...

(born 1993), Irish singer and member of the band One Direction * Patrick Horan (c. 1800s), Irish baseball player *

Peter Horan Peter Horan (1926 – 17 October 2010) was an Irish flute and fiddle player from Killavil, County Sligo, who is known for having developed a unique style influenced by the local irish fiddling tradition. He was called "one of the country's best ...

(born 1926), Irish flute & fiddle player *

Tim Horan Tim Horan AM (born 18 May 1970) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. He played for the Queensland Reds in the Super 12, and represented Australia. He was one of the best centres in the world throughout the 1990s due to his attacking ...

(born 1970), Australian rugby union player *

Tom Horan Thomas Patrick Horan (8 March 1854 – 16 April 1916) was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia, and later became an esteemed cricket journalist under the pen name "Felix". The first of only two players born in Ireland ...

(1854–1916), Australian cricketer & journalist *

Walt Horan Walter Franklin Horan (October 15, 1898 – December 19, 1966) was an American politician, a congressman from eastern Washington for 22 years. First elected in 1942, he was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for elev ...

(born 1898), American politician * Michael Horan (born 1981), English actor vocalist and stuntman

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{{surname, Horan Surnames of Irish origin Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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